http://www.metafilter.com/40170/Open-Source-Biology/ Comments on MetaFilter post Open Source Biology Fri, 04 Mar 2005 13:13:13 -0800 Fri, 04 Mar 2005 13:13:13 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/40170/Open-Source-Biology <a href="http://www.bios.net/daisy/bios/15">BIOS-Biological Innovation for Open Society</a> is an open source biotechnology initiative based in Australia. Along with its parent organization <a href="http://www.cambia.org/">CAMBIA</a>, it aims to foster a "protected commons" for scientific information and technology. Tools and techniques are shared, and can be improved and repackaged, just like in open source software. post:www.metafilter.com,2005:site.40170 Fri, 04 Mar 2005 13:10:23 -0800 OmieWise biology opensource biotechnology patents commons http://www.metafilter.com/40170/Open-Source-Biology#870513 See also their version of SourceForge: <a href="https://www.bioforge.net/">BioForge</a> where tools and techniques for biotechnology research and practice are available for use. comment:www.metafilter.com,2005:site.40170-870513 Fri, 04 Mar 2005 13:13:13 -0800 OmieWise http://www.metafilter.com/40170/Open-Source-Biology#871082 This is really interesting, thanks for the link. I'm looking forward to examining it more later. comment:www.metafilter.com,2005:site.40170-871082 Sat, 05 Mar 2005 09:08:38 -0800 livii